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LIBERTY — Sara Bouse and her daughter Kamryn Bouse, 7, were all smiles Saturday, Sept. 7, as visitors to Kamryn's aunt and uncle's car show, Car Show for Kids 2019, brought toys to fill vehicles at the Liberty Lowe's, 1920 N. Stewart Road. Some eventgoers handed her a dozen or so coloring bo…
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LIBERTY — Superintendent of Liberty Public Schools Jeremy Tucker said developing a new strategic plan for Liberty schools has been different from what has been done in the past. The plan itself is not static or fixed.
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SMITHVILLE — Smithville Middle School's parent group seeks members who would like to be involved in middle school activities.Â
LIBERTY — Carolyn Wells, manager of the trauma and emergency preparedness program for Liberty Hospital, has the significant task to make sure her fellow employees and the patients at the hospital will be safe in a crisis.
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KEARNEY — School district patrons in the Kearney district will pay a lower tax levy rate in 2019 after the Kearney School Board approved dropping the rate 13 cents below last year's.
SMITHVILLE — In memory of Eowyn Maynes, Smithville Middle School is collecting new toys in their original packaging for children at Children's Mercy Hospital as part of this year's Fight Like a Princess Day, named for Maynes. Maynes was an elementary school student who passed away after a pu…
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Kiera Knightley shows us her most earnest brooding yet in "Official Secrets," the true story of Katherine Gun, a British government translator turned whistleblower who leaks a top secret email from the U.S. to the U.K. urging the use of blackmail to obtain a United Nations Council resolution…
LIBERTY — Initially, the Divas of Liberty was going to be a one-night-only show, but when the Saturday, Sept. 14 show sold out, the foursome decided to add another night to their schedule at Corbin Theatre.
Kellie Houx
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Ever wondered what Rebecca Romijn and husband Jerry O’Connell do for fun? Apparently, the answer is: find campy horror films to star in together. Films like "Satanic Panic." However, this film plays like a bad high school drama project or amateur YouTube video. You may also have noticed it e…
LIBERTY — 1-2-3-4-5 Fit-Tastic Family Fun Day returns to Clay County from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20.
LIBERTY — Earlier this month, an agreement was signed between Liberty Parks Director BJ Staab and Kansas City Sports, LLC, an event management company, to guarantee at least 850 teams annually will use Fountain Bluff Sports Complex, 2200 Old Missouri Highway 210 in Liberty.
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LIBERTY — Averi Mickelson has only one year of prep golf under her belt, but it was a productive one.
LIBERTY — The 2006 William Jewell men’s soccer team is widely regarded as one of the best, if not the best, squads to grace a Jewell pitch.
PLATTE CITY — For the first time since the 2012 season, the Platte County Pirates own bragging rights over Kearney in the Highway 92 Showdown.
GRAIN VALLEY — In Smithville’s first true test of the season, the Warriors took care of business. Smithville outlasted Grain Valley 40-29 in a battle of unbeaten Suburban Blue squads on Friday, Sept. 13, at Grain Valley High School.
INDEPENDENCE — Wentric Williams III has been on a mission to prove that he can produce as a sophomore running back for the Liberty Blue Jays.
LIBERTY — Liberty North impressed in the first two weeks of the 2019 high school football season. But the third week of the campaign might say even more about the current state of the Eagles.
KEARNEY — Zach Boswell has high hopes for his first season as the Kearney girls golf coach.
KEARNEY — In each of the last three years, the Kearney boys swim team has finished in the top five at the state meet.
SMITHVILLE — With help from Mid-America Regional Council, Smithville is hosting a household hazardous waste collection event beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at Smithville High School, 645 S. Commercial Ave.
LIBERTY — Coming together to help dozens of homeowners across the Northland, hundreds of volunteers took to helping their neighbors complete home repairs as part of Rebuilding Together Kansas City's Rebuilding Day Saturday, Sept. 14.
CLAY COUNTY — During the 18th Rebuilding Day Saturday, Sept. 14, organized by Rebuilding Together Kansas City, more than a dozen houses will be rehabilitated. A few residences will also be renovated during subsequent weekends by church groups.
LIBERTY — Earlier this month, an agreement was signed between Liberty Parks Director BJ Staab and Kansas City Sports, LLC, an event management company, to guarantee at least 850 teams annually will use Fountain Bluff Sports Complex, 2200 Old Missouri Highway 210 in Liberty.
LIBERTY — Sara Bouse and her daughter Kamryn Bouse, 7, were all smiles Saturday, Sept. 7, as visitors to Kamryn's aunt and uncle's car show, Car Show for Kids 2019, brought toys to fill vehicles at the Liberty Lowe's, 1920 N. Stewart Road. Some eventgoers handed her a dozen or so coloring bo…
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Each September, the Missouri General Assembly returns to the Capitol to review any legislation that was met with the governor’s veto pen in the summer.
It's a good thing that President Donald Trump has spent time with WrestleMania. He obviously used that experience to finally muscle his way into the main event, when he had been body-slammed aside by the real reality of the devastation from Hurricane Dorian. Yes, I know "muscle" is probably not the first word you'd use when you think of the Trumpster, but there will be no fat-shaming here. Let's leave that to him.
There’s a day, a week or a month for everything these days. Some designations, of course, are more important than others. A designation I hope all of you will heed is this September’s National Preparedness Month.
Most years people along the Missouri River see what is considered normal flooding. Then, from time to time, we see flooding that surpasses expectations and creates hardship for citizens living along the river.
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